Public relations officer of the trade ministry, Nana Akrasi-Sarpong who confirmed the closure of the US$ million factory has disputed claims that the closure was as a result of employee agitations. Meanwhile, he has revealed the factory “will resume full operations in October 2016.”

The commissioning of the Komenda Sugar has attracted severe criticisms by major political parties as government has been warned that the 'half-baked' factory was not in the best capacity to embark on a full-scale sugar production.